COURSE FACULTY, TOPICS AND DAILY SCHEDULE

Course Director:


Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA


SATURDAY - January 15th
7:00 - 7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:45 - 8:00 Welcome and Announcements
8:00 - 9:00 Selected Challenges in Head and Neck Cytopathology - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 - 10:00 Lymphoma Beyond Lymph Nodes – Eva M. Wojcik, M.D.
10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 11:15 Respiratory Cytopathology: NSCLC is Not Enough! - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
11:15 - 12:15 Thyroid FNA: A Case Based Approach Utilizing Bethesda Reporting Terminology and ATA Management Guidelines – Part 1 – Ritu Nayar, M.D.
12:15-12:30 BREAK
12:30 -1:30 Thyroid FNA: A Case Based Approach Utilizing Bethesda Reporting Terminology and ATA Management Guidelines – Part 2 – Ritu Nayar, M.D.
SUNDAY - January 16th
7:15 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast for Registrants
8:00 – 8:45Infectious Disease in Respiratory Cytopathology - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
8:45 - 9:45Gynecologic Cytology: An Update on Accreditation and Quality Control - Ritu Nayar, M.D.
9:45-10:15BREAK
10:15 - 11:15Urine Cytology - Eva M. Wojcik, M.D.
11:15 - 12:00Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, with Emphasis on Pancreas and Liver (Part 1) - Richard DeMay, M.D.
12:00 - 1:15LUNCH PROVIDED BY USCAP
12:15 – 1:15Optional Non-CME Lecture – Doctors and Disease Through an Opera Glass – Miguel A. Sanchez, M.D.
1:15 - 2:00Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, with Emphasis on Pancreas and Liver (Part 2) - Richard DeMay, M.D.
2:00 - 3:00Avoiding Pitfalls in Cervical Squamous and Glandular Lesions - Ritu Nayar, M.D.
3:00-3:20BREAK
3:20 - 4:20Effusion Cytology – Diagnostic Approach and Potential Pitfalls - Tarik Elsheikh, M.D.
4:20 – 5:20U.S. as a Practical Tool for Pathologists. Understanding the Principles and Breaking the Code - Miguel A. Sanchez, M.D.
6:00 – 7:30Reception for Registrants and Accompanying Persons
MONDAY - January 17th
7:15 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast for Registrants
8:00 - 9:00New and Evolving Technologies - Eva Wojcik, M.D.
9:00 - 10:00Cytology of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms - Richard DeMay, M.D.
10:00-10:15BREAK
10:15 - 11:15Pearls and Pitfalls in Cytopathology - Richard DeMay, M.D.
11:15 – 12:15FNA of Metastases of Unknown Primary Site: An Algorithmic Diagnostic Approach Utilizing Cytomorphology and Ancillary Techniques - Tarik Elsheikh, M.D.
12:15-12:30BREAK
12:30 - 1:30FNA of Metastases of Unknown Primary Site: An Algorithmic Diagnostic Approach Utilizing Cytomorphology and Ancillary Techniques - Tarik Elsheikh, M.D.